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Upcoming Events
Next Meetings
Dr Clayton King - Medical Director Brain Injury Rehab. |
Monday 20th May |
Pride of Workmanship Awards |
Monday 27th May |
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Pride of Workmanship is an approved Rotary project instigated in 1975 by the Rotary Club of Pennant Hills (NSW, District 9685).
The Pride of Workmanship Program enables people in our society to help other people achieve the goal of job satisfaction, and publicly recognise them for their efforts. Participating businesses promote the Pride of Workmanship theme of 'Do it once - do it well' throughout their organisation and nominate employees worthy of recognition, not only within the organisation, but the wider community. |
Upcoming Events
St Gabriel’s School Castle Hill – Another Project for Us.
Following on from our successful funding and installation of a Sporting Equipment Shed and Shade Sails installed by Tom Westcott for St Gabriel’s in 2018, we asked if our club could support a new project this year.
The Board believes that St Gabriel’s is our best local community Service Opportunity and fits well with the criteria we developed for the “Next Big Thing” project.
At the board meeting on 13th March, the Board decided to go ahead. With this commitment in place, work will take place during the second school term and we will be looking for volunteers to assist.
Details from St Gabriel’s are below.
Sustainability is a focus for the school this year and one of the projects we want to get off the ground and particularly involve the new year 7 seven students is a school community vegetable garden. Part of the new year 7 curriculum in Food Technology is a focus on Life Skills (home cooking). We think having a vegetable garden in this area will be a very good way to teach the life skills cooking program from a wholistic approach.
We’ve had some meetings with our Deputy Head and the year 7 teacher and drawn up a concept of what we would like to do and how we would like to organise it. The area we are looking at is next to the new modular classrooms (see Vege Bed Area pic attached). Attached is a scale plan and a breakdown of elements and costings for the project.
We’d like to make the area self-contained, so that everything we need is right there and can also be packed away. So we’d start with a small storage shed for tools, we can harvest water from the classroom roofs into a tank, we could compost. Teachers could also use an outdoor blackboard to plan lessons in the area. We’d have a range of bed heights for our students to access as well as colourful beds and a welcoming sign for the area that maybe our art department can help out with.
In terms of a project cost, we estimate that it would be in the range of 4-5K to purchase everything but there would also a few man-power days in erecting the timber shed, setting up and filling the beds, setting up the water tank and reworking the gutter, so it is definitely a project that you can get your hands dirty on.
David Turnbull and I will lead the project for our club.
Tony Coote
Rotary Car Run |
Sunday 19th May |
Rotary Car Run Sunday 19th May
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> Starting at 9.45am From Glenorie Bakery carpark.
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> Turn left into Post Office Road.
> At Cattai Ridge Road Turn right
> continue over Cattai Creek bridge.
> Cattai Ridge Road changes name to Pitt Town Dural Road (at Boundary Road)
> Continue on Pitt Town Dural Road until “ T” intersection at Cattai Road.
> Turn right into Cattai Road.
> Cattai Road changes name to Wisemans Ferry Road at Cattai.
> Continue on Wisemans Ferry Road to Old Northern Road.
> Turn left to Wisemans Ferry.
> Cross river at ferry Turn right after leaving ferry and continue on Wisemans Ferry Road.
> (follow river on your right) to Central Mangrove.
> Dog Leg at George Downes Drive turn right and then left still on Wisemans Ferry Road.
> In approx. 20meters,turn left into Hallards Road
> Then right into Memorial Drive.
> Mangrove Mountain Memorial Club is at end of short road.
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> After lunch you can make your own way home either the way we came or via Peats Ridge Rd to Calga then expressway.
> Enjoy the day.
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> Alan Paynter
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> Starting at 9.45am From Glenorie Bakery carpark.
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> Turn left into Post Office Road.
> At Cattai Ridge Road Turn right
> continue over Cattai Creek bridge.
> Cattai Ridge Road changes name to Pitt Town Dural Road (at Boundary Road)
> Continue on Pitt Town Dural Road until “ T” intersection at Cattai Road.
> Turn right into Cattai Road.
> Cattai Road changes name to Wisemans Ferry Road at Cattai.
> Continue on Wisemans Ferry Road to Old Northern Road.
> Turn left to Wisemans Ferry.
> Cross river at ferry Turn right after leaving ferry and continue on Wisemans Ferry Road.
> (follow river on your right) to Central Mangrove.
> Dog Leg at George Downes Drive turn right and then left still on Wisemans Ferry Road.
> In approx. 20meters,turn left into Hallards Road
> Then right into Memorial Drive.
> Mangrove Mountain Memorial Club is at end of short road.
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> After lunch you can make your own way home either the way we came or via Peats Ridge Rd to Calga then expressway.
> Enjoy the day.
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> Alan Paynter
Salvos Red Shield Appeal |
18/19th and 25/26 May 2019 |
(1) VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED for helping Red Shield Appeal by Rotary Club of Pennant Hills.
Actual doornock is on Sunday 26th May starting 9 am to 12pm from Barry Smith Holden at Pennant Hills. Volunteers are required as drivers for kids. Working With Children (WWC) is required.
(2) Salvos have also organised STATIC COLLECTION points, which does not require WWC, as follows:
1. Thornleigh Market Place
2. Pennant Hills Market Place
3. Bunnings Thornleigh
Shifts are 9am-12pm and 12pm-3pm whichever is convenient. Dates are 18th/19th May and 25th/26th May .
Please advise your availability to Jaswant.
Jaswant Thakorlal
Community Services Director
Actual doornock is on Sunday 26th May starting 9 am to 12pm from Barry Smith Holden at Pennant Hills. Volunteers are required as drivers for kids. Working With Children (WWC) is required.
(2) Salvos have also organised STATIC COLLECTION points, which does not require WWC, as follows:
1. Thornleigh Market Place
2. Pennant Hills Market Place
3. Bunnings Thornleigh
Shifts are 9am-12pm and 12pm-3pm whichever is convenient. Dates are 18th/19th May and 25th/26th May .
Please advise your availability to Jaswant.
Jaswant Thakorlal
Community Services Director
Changeover Lunch |
Sunday 23rd June |
SYMT - The Producers |
Friday 19th July |
Completed Events
Travel Tales
Hi All Rotary Members. It’s this time of the year for us to escape the Sydney winter and head North to the warmer climate. I’ve had all my medical tune ups and vaccinations completed, so I am heading in my Motorhome to Darwin starting in the first week of May, planning to arrive there 27 June 2019. My route plan is departure Sydney,heading south to Wagga, camping at Hay, Renmark, Petersborough onto Port Augusta. Up the Stuart Highway to Coober Pedy, Alice Springs to Darwin. From Darwin then down to Three Ways Roadhouse across to Mount Isa, then Townsville and to be at Hervey Bay in August. Then as the weather warms up head back to Sydney.
Thanks to Colin Mc.Gowan for his support while I had my medical procedure.
Regards Howard and Megan
Thanks to Colin Mc.Gowan for his support while I had my medical procedure.
Regards Howard and Megan
Duty Roster
If you are unable to be at the meeting please contact the person doing your role the following week/s, arrange a swap and advise Keith, so he can amend his records.
Also, to avoid being rostered on, please notify Keith of any upcoming known absences (eg holidays) from meetings in the next twelve months.
Also, to avoid being rostered on, please notify Keith of any upcoming known absences (eg holidays) from meetings in the next twelve months.
Wanted - New MembersIf you know of someone who would benefit from Rotary, or, from whom Rotary would benefit if they were a member, then contact Tony C.
Click here for a PDF copy of the form to the right, and send or give it to Tony C. |
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Centurion Program and Centurion Membership application
Significant Club Fundraising Events during the year
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The Book Sale March 2019
As the result of a lot of hard work the MarchBook Sale was a great success, especially from the organisers Andrew Little, Max Henderson, Neville Hansen and Rosemary Clarke. Funds raised exceeded $19,000. Well done.
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2018 Trivia Night
The Club held a very successful trivia night on Saturday 25 August 2018 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre, raising near $6,250 towards the charities we support. |
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The Garage Sale 2018
We have just had our best and most successful Garage Sale on the weekend of 13 & 14 October raising a record gross - north of $35k.
Excellent Project Management and a large number of dedicated volunteers, some putting in hours of effort, in the weeks before the weekend contributed to this result. |
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Barbecues
The club runs fund raising barbecues throughout the year, mainly at Bunnings (both Dural and Thornleigh) Here are Barry, Tony, Nick and David hard at work. at Thornleigh.. |
Meetings |
Monday 6:30pm for 7:00pm - Springfield House - 245 New Line Road, Dural 2158 |
Apologies |
If you are unable to attend or are bringing a guest (even if they are your partner) you must notify Julie.
Email [email protected] before 1pm on the Friday before the meeting. Please no communication via phone (either verbal or SMS) |
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If you are expected and do not show you will be required to pay for the meal.
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President's Report 13th May
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It was a pleasure to welcome 34 to tonight’s meeting. We had 29 members and 5 guests. The guests were:
Thank you to Tony Coote for taking the lead to organise a club BBQ this Saturday at the Eurambie Park Child Care Centre polling Booth. We now know how to arrange these for the future. Thank you also to those who are turning up to support this event. |
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Presidents meeting last Saturday – 53 presidents president. It was also Club awards day. We did not get any this year, but we did get mention for our gnome at the District Conference and the $1700 it raised. This earned the club a Paul Harris Fellow to be awarded to the member of our community. This will happen at Changeover. The purple pinke end polio fundraiser by the Youth Exchange students raised $800.
Highlights for the year.
For those wanting to know the future of combining Districts 9685 and 9675. On Saturday 11 May at the Presidents’ Meeting the secret ballot to decide if the conversations between D9685 and D9675 should continue was held. The result of the Ballot was NO 27 votes, YES 26 votes.
At the workshop held on 27th April 2019, the feeling was that D9685 needs to improve its Membership and Brand Awareness, and that if we make improvements in these areas then there will be no need for the discussions with D9675.
District Governor Susan and District Governor Elect Kalma then called on the Presidents attending the meeting to convene a small working group to discuss the ways in which they feel that the District can move forward in the areas of Membership and Brand Awareness.
This D9685 working party is to report back to the G-Train (Governor and direct reports) either before or after the 30th June 2019, and needs members who are willing to step up and contribute thought, time and effort in this new working group to determine a better District Model.
Items to be considered could be:
Don’t forget the advice given by Jeremy Carter, when speaking to prospective members:
I will be away next Monday and President Elect Keith is standing in as President.
The Pennant Hills Club will be joining us on Monday 27th for our Pride of Workmanship Awards, as will Assistant Governor John Fenessy, the Deputy Mayor of Hornsby and his wife.
Goodnight from me. Next week our speaker is Dr Clayton King -Medical Director talking about Brain Injury Rehab.
President Colin.
Highlights for the year.
- District membership has increased by 17 to 1900. We have remained at 71 clubs with two more expected to charter before the end of June, plus a satellite club at Lithgow.
- Castle Hill Rotaract is growing strongly due to the efforts of Chrissy Webb from Norwest Sunrise.
- Lower Blue Mountains Club has opened an opportunity shop at Blaxland and it is proving to be a great fundraiser. It is staffed by non-rotary volunteers.
- Wild polio cases for this year are now up to 18 (30 for last year).
- The District finances are healthy – a surplus f around $25,000 is expected rather than the budgeted loss.
- Membership
- Large club – Lane Cove – 12 new members
- Small Club – Brookvale – 6 new members
- Public Image – Golden Quill – Mosman
- Best bulletin – Ryde
- Best website – Central Blue mountains
- Vocational service – Wahroonga
- International service
- Large club – E-club of Greater Sydney
- Small club – Hills Kellyville
- Community Service
- Large club - Northbridge
- Small Club – East Gosford
- Youth
- Large Club - Ryde
- Small Club – Macquarie Park.
- Australian Rotary Health Certificates (first year for this award) for clubs who donated $500 - $17,000 per member cumulative.
- Dee Why, Dural, Galston, Eastwood, Gosford City, Kincumber, Linfield, Lower Blue Mountains, North Ryde, Penrith Valley, St Ives, Hills Kellyville, Umina Beach, Upper Blue Mountains Sunrise.
- Shelterbox (first year for this award) – donations for the last three years:
- Gold - $5000+ per year – Chatswood
- Silver - $3000 + per year – Crows Nest
- Bronze - $1000+ per year. Beecroft, Balgowlah, North Rocks, Ryde, Springwood.
For those wanting to know the future of combining Districts 9685 and 9675. On Saturday 11 May at the Presidents’ Meeting the secret ballot to decide if the conversations between D9685 and D9675 should continue was held. The result of the Ballot was NO 27 votes, YES 26 votes.
At the workshop held on 27th April 2019, the feeling was that D9685 needs to improve its Membership and Brand Awareness, and that if we make improvements in these areas then there will be no need for the discussions with D9675.
District Governor Susan and District Governor Elect Kalma then called on the Presidents attending the meeting to convene a small working group to discuss the ways in which they feel that the District can move forward in the areas of Membership and Brand Awareness.
This D9685 working party is to report back to the G-Train (Governor and direct reports) either before or after the 30th June 2019, and needs members who are willing to step up and contribute thought, time and effort in this new working group to determine a better District Model.
Items to be considered could be:
- What specifically does the group want/need from District in order to be successful in the areas of membership and communication with the general public?
- What strategies would assist clubs to be better known in their communities?
- What additional tools/activities could be developed to assist growth in public awareness and public interest?
Don’t forget the advice given by Jeremy Carter, when speaking to prospective members:
- “Would you consider yourself a community minded person? Could I invite you invite you to our dinner meeting?”
- Rotary Is-
- Hanging out with great people.
- Hearing great speakers.
- Meeting like-minded people.
- Invite potential members to come along as guest speakers.
I will be away next Monday and President Elect Keith is standing in as President.
The Pennant Hills Club will be joining us on Monday 27th for our Pride of Workmanship Awards, as will Assistant Governor John Fenessy, the Deputy Mayor of Hornsby and his wife.
Goodnight from me. Next week our speaker is Dr Clayton King -Medical Director talking about Brain Injury Rehab.
President Colin.
Night Photos
Editor Note: Click on a photo to see a larger version.
This Week's Humour
High School Reunion
Husband takes the wife to her high school reunion. After meeting several of her friends and former school mates, they are sitting at a table where he is yawning and overly bored. The band cranks up and people are beginning to dance. There's a guy on the dance floor living it large, break dancing, moon walking, back flips, buying drinks for people, the works. Wife turns to her husband and says, "See that guy? 25 years ago he proposed to me and I turned him down."
Husband says: "Looks like he's still celebrating!"
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Some More:
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and
spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, “Excuse me, can
you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t
know where I am.”
The woman below replied, “You’re in a hot air balloon hovering
approximately
30 feet above the ground. You’re between 59 and 60 degrees north latitude
and between 107 and 108 degrees west longitude.”
“You must be an engineer,” said the balloonist.
“I am,” replied the woman, “How did you know?”
“Well,” answered the balloonist, “everything you told me is technically
correct, but I’ve no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is
I’m still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help at all. If anything,
you’ve
delayed my trip.”
The woman below responded, “You must be a politician”
“I am,” replied the balloonist, “but how did you know?”
“Well,” said the woman, “you don’t know where you are or where you’re
going.
You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You
made
a promise, which you’ve no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath
you to solve your problems.
The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met,
but now, somehow, it’s my fault.”
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There is a new dog in the house. Lexi, she’s an 8 week-old German Shepherd,
I bought Lexi as a surprise for my wife but it turns out she is allergic to
dogs so we are now looking to find her a new home.
She is 55 years old, an attractive and caring woman who drives, is a great
cook and keeps a clean house.
Jim
Husband takes the wife to her high school reunion. After meeting several of her friends and former school mates, they are sitting at a table where he is yawning and overly bored. The band cranks up and people are beginning to dance. There's a guy on the dance floor living it large, break dancing, moon walking, back flips, buying drinks for people, the works. Wife turns to her husband and says, "See that guy? 25 years ago he proposed to me and I turned him down."
Husband says: "Looks like he's still celebrating!"
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Some More:
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and
spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted, “Excuse me, can
you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t
know where I am.”
The woman below replied, “You’re in a hot air balloon hovering
approximately
30 feet above the ground. You’re between 59 and 60 degrees north latitude
and between 107 and 108 degrees west longitude.”
“You must be an engineer,” said the balloonist.
“I am,” replied the woman, “How did you know?”
“Well,” answered the balloonist, “everything you told me is technically
correct, but I’ve no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is
I’m still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help at all. If anything,
you’ve
delayed my trip.”
The woman below responded, “You must be a politician”
“I am,” replied the balloonist, “but how did you know?”
“Well,” said the woman, “you don’t know where you are or where you’re
going.
You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You
made
a promise, which you’ve no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath
you to solve your problems.
The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met,
but now, somehow, it’s my fault.”
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There is a new dog in the house. Lexi, she’s an 8 week-old German Shepherd,
I bought Lexi as a surprise for my wife but it turns out she is allergic to
dogs so we are now looking to find her a new home.
She is 55 years old, an attractive and caring woman who drives, is a great
cook and keeps a clean house.
Jim
Smart Cop
A Queensland Police officer stopped at a farm in Maleny, and talked with an old farmer who was working on his tractor.
He told the farmer, "I have suspicion that there is cannabis growing on your property and I need to inspect your farm for illegally grown drugs right now." The old timer said, "Okay officer, but please don't go in that field over there.", as he pointed out the location.
The Queensland Cop verbally exploded saying, " Mister, I have the authority of the State and Federal Government with me!" He instantly opened his police wallet to produce his badge and arrogantly displayed it in the farmers face.
"See this badge mate?! This badge means I am allowed by law to go wherever I wish....
On any land!
No questions asked!
Do you understand ?!!"
The farmer nodded politely, apologised, he continued working on his tractor. A short time later, the old farmer heard loud screams, looked up, and saw the cop running for his life, being chased by the farmer's big Brahman bull with the biggest horns in town...... With every step the bull was gaining ground on the officer, and it seemed likely that he'd sure enough get gored before he reached safety. The officer was clearly terrified.
The old timer threw down his tools, ran to the fence and yelled at the top of his lungs..... "Your badge, show him your BADGE!!"
John
A Queensland Police officer stopped at a farm in Maleny, and talked with an old farmer who was working on his tractor.
He told the farmer, "I have suspicion that there is cannabis growing on your property and I need to inspect your farm for illegally grown drugs right now." The old timer said, "Okay officer, but please don't go in that field over there.", as he pointed out the location.
The Queensland Cop verbally exploded saying, " Mister, I have the authority of the State and Federal Government with me!" He instantly opened his police wallet to produce his badge and arrogantly displayed it in the farmers face.
"See this badge mate?! This badge means I am allowed by law to go wherever I wish....
On any land!
No questions asked!
Do you understand ?!!"
The farmer nodded politely, apologised, he continued working on his tractor. A short time later, the old farmer heard loud screams, looked up, and saw the cop running for his life, being chased by the farmer's big Brahman bull with the biggest horns in town...... With every step the bull was gaining ground on the officer, and it seemed likely that he'd sure enough get gored before he reached safety. The officer was clearly terrified.
The old timer threw down his tools, ran to the fence and yelled at the top of his lungs..... "Your badge, show him your BADGE!!"
John
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